Blue class will not have school on Thursday, January 25, so they can have an adult family member attend school with them on Saturday, January 27. This is a special day for the children that gives them an opportunity to share their school experience with the parent who cannot parent teach or attend school during…
Read MoreI would like to start woodworking in the playground this winter. Please keep your eyes out for scrap lumber. Any size will do from tiny little pieces for gluing to large pieces we can cut into sizes kids can handle. Soft woods like pine and hemlock are easiest for children to drive nails into. Hardwoods…
Read MoreWe have a busy January coming up. Two new students will be joining Blue class in January. We will help them to feel welcome and have opportunities for friends to help friends. Exploring winter, dark, light, and shadows will be a big focus during January. We may talk about feelings related to fear of the…
Read MoreFrom Family-Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs Games are a wonderful way for children to learn and have fun at the same time. In matching and lotto games, children learn new vocabulary as they name the objects in the pictures. In board games, they develop an understanding of numbers as they determine how many spaces…
Read MoreAdapted from Family-Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs When we cook in class, children combine ingredients, mix, stir, and taste. They also use the descriptive words of literature –nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs – to describe the what, how, where, and why as well as the movements, textures, tastes, and feelings, associated with food and…
Read MoreFrom Teaching Young Children/Preschool, Vol. 9 No. 2 Here are some tips to help you manage your children’s use of digital media at home. Treat media as you would any other environment in your child’s life. The same parenting guidelines apply in both real and virtual environments. Set limits – children need and expect them.…
Read MoreFrom Family Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs Humor is an important part of our everyday lives. As a form of intellectual play, it grows more sophisticated with age. The kind of humor children express depends, in part, on the level of cognitive development they have achieved. A child first experiences humor in the second…
Read MoreRegistration will open for currently enrolled students on Jan. 2, 2018. Families who wish to re-enroll a current student must submit a registration form and $85 registration fee by Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. Priority is given to families re-enrolling in the same class. A lottery may be conducted if interest exceeds capacity for a class.…
Read MoreHPPK will be receiving many phone calls from the public as the registration for the September 2018 – May, 2019 school year approaches. When answering calls about registration, please take the caller’s name and phone number and tell them that our registrar will call them back with information about the school. Please put the caller’s…
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